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Home > BC's Trans-Canada Highway > Hope to Kamloops Itinerary

British Columbia Trans-Canada Highway Route: the #1 between Hope and Kamloops

Here is the itinerary for the 291 km along the #1 between Hope and Kamloops via the #1:

The town of Hope grew quickly in 1858 when gold was discovered in several areas further up the Fraser River. The town is surrounded by stunning scenery, where mountains tower a kilometer or more over the river valley, and was showcased in Silvester Stallone's "First Blood" action movie, filmed nearby.

Visitors need to remember that BC was explored, exploited and settled so quickly in the late 1800s that the Crown (representing first England, and then the Dominion of Canada) could not settle land claims with the First Nations fast enough. Along the Fraser and Thomson River valleys, this segment of the Trans-Canada Highway passes through numerous Indian Reservations, and there are still many unsettled land claims. The original residents settled in numbers along the Fraser River because the salmon provided a reliable source of food, and were easy to harvest from the many shallow sandbanks along the river's length.

Railways do not function well when slopes exceed 4%. Two national railways (the CPR in the 1870s and the CNR in the 1900s) had built their routes along the easy grades on both banks. The highway, completed in 1962 had to be built along whatever land is left over and therefore winds, changes levels, even changes sides of the river (compare your route with the railway on the opposite bank!) There are eight tunnels along this stretch of the highway. The steel arched Alexandra Bridge replaced a suspension bridge dating to 1926, which in turn replaced an 1863 wooden bridge flooded out in 1892 (which left the road impassible for the years in between).

This highway is very scenic, though viewpoints and rest stops are either infrequent or poorly marked, and typically only on the lane alongside the river (that is, when the highway is to the right of your direction of travel). Because of the level of traffic in summer (and the very tight roadway), crossing traffic to catch views of the river is difficult, if not dangerous. The highway travels about half the length of the Fraser and half the length of the Thompson on one bank and then swtches to the other, so travellers will have an even opportunity to get views of these two spectacular rivers. Because of protective concrete barriers, often passengers in cars will get views of the river in the chasm below, though the driver will get much less frequent glimpses. Those driving vans, pickup trucks, or RVs will get much better views of the river below. One popular attraction, Hell's Gate (where the wide Fraser basically turns on its side to squeeze through a 35 metre wide gap in the rocks) has convenient parking on both sides of hte highway, with a pedestrian overpass for eastbound/northbound travellers.


Lytton lies on a high desert plateau at the junction of the Thompson and Fraser rivers. It has recorded the highest summer temperature in Canada (44C /111F). Simon Fraser passed this point in 1808 on his way to the Pacific. During the Cariboo Gold Rush in the 1850s & 60s, Lytton was a boom town. It boomed again during the era of railway construction, but today, the Trans-Canada passes close by the town. The Thompson River has gravel hundreds of metres deep left behind by the last Ice Age's glaciers. You will notice layered gravel cliffs alongside the river along this stretch of the Trans-Canada.

The towns of Ashcroft & Cache Creek became home to large horse ranches and cattle ranches to supply transportation and food to early gold prospectors, and this ranching tradition makes the Ashcroft Stampede a top festival in BC's interior. Kamloops started as a Hudson's Bay trading post at the strategic junction of the North Thompson and South Thompson rivers. Today, BC's 4th largest city is an important ranching community.

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Next West: West Vancouver to Hope

Next East: Kamloops to Revelstoke

BC Highways road condition s report for this segment.

KM from Start		Highway Point Description	Municipality	GPS and Map Zoom
EB	WB
0	291	South (east) end of Fraser River Bridge	Hope	Map Zoom
0	291	North (west) end of Fraser River bridge	Hope	Map Zoom
1	291	Landstrom Rd (S) and Haig Station Rd (N)		Map Zoom
1	290	Junction Lougheed Highway #7 an Trans-Canada Highway #1		Map Zoom
2	289	Station Rd, Ross Rd south end of Schkam Indian Reserve 2		Map Zoom
3	288	Ross Rd north access to Schkam Indian Reserve 2, Schkam Lake west of hwy		Map Zoom
4	287	Ross Rd exit		Map Zoom
5	286	South end Puckatholetchin Indian Reserve 11		Map Zoom
7	284	North end Puckatholetchin Indian Reserve 11		Map Zoom
8	283	Lake of Woods Resort, W side		Map Zoom
9	282	Klahaten Lake, East side		Map Zoom
16	275	Emory Creek Provincial park, Passing through Albert Flat Indian Reserve	Yale	Map Zoom
16	275	crossing Gordon Creek	Yale	Map Zoom
22	269	Town of Yale, motels, services	Yale	Map Zoom
23	268	Crossing Yale Creek		Map Zoom
25	266	Yale Tunnel -west	Yale	Map Zoom
25	266	Yale Tunnel-east, passing through Kutlalth Indian Reserve 3	Yale	Map Zoom
26	265	Pull Out Area		Map Zoom
29	262	Saddle Rock Tunnel		Map Zoom
32	259	Saddle Rock Indian Reserve-south border		Map Zoom
33	258	Saddle Rock Indian Reserve-north border		Map Zoom
35	256	Colonial Inn		Map Zoom
35	256	Johnson Rd (W)		Map Zoom
35	256	Spuzzum Creek crossing, passing through Saddle Rock Indian Reserve 9		Map Zoom
36	256	Sailor Bar Tunnel		Map Zoom
38	253	Spuzzum, passing through Spuzzum Indian Reserve 1	Spuzzum	Map Zoom
40	251	Fraser River bridge-west side		Map Zoom
41	250	Fraser River bridge-east side		Map Zoom
44	247	Alexandra Bridge PP		Map Zoom
45	247	Alexandra Tunnel		Map Zoom
45	246	Ferrabee Tunnel		Map Zoom
50	241	Hells Gate attraction & tram	HellsGate	Map Zoom
51	240	China Bar Tunnel-south		Map Zoom
52	239	China Bar Tunnel-north		Map Zoom
60	231	Boston Bar Indian Reserve, services		Map Zoom
62	229	Tuckkwiowhum Indian Reserve, cross Anderson River	Boston Bar	Map Zoom
64	227	Aspen Rd (W), large lumber yard to SW	Boston Bar	Map Zoom
65	227	Fairley Rd (E)	Boston Bar	Map Zoom
65	226	Chamaux Rd (W) to North Bend, and Kopchitchin Indian Reserve 2, on west side of Fraser River	Boston Bar	Map Zoom
66	225	View of bridge to W bank of Fraser River		Map Zoom
67	224	Canyon RV Park, passing though Bucktum Indian Reserve to N		Map Zoom
78	213	Blue Lake Resort, Charles Hotel		Map Zoom
80	211	Passing though Sho-Ook Indian Reserve 5		Map Zoom
82	209	Passing through Inkahtsaph Indian Reserve 6		Map Zoom
88	203	Passing through Boothroyd Indian Reserve 8A		Map Zoom
91	200	Passing through Staiyahanny Indian Reserve 8		Map Zoom
97	194	Kanaka Bar, passing through Kanaka Bar Indian Reserve 1A	Kanaka	Map Zoom
98	193	Kanaka, passing through Kanaka Bar Indian Reserve 2	Kanaka	Map Zoom
99	192	Passing though Siska Flat Indian Reserves 3,8		Map Zoom
100	192	Passing through Siska Flat Indian Reserve 5A		Map Zoom
100	191	Passing through Zacht Indian Reserve 5		Map Zoom
101	190	Passing through Siska Flat Indian Reserve 5B		Map Zoom
102	189	Scuppa Rest Area, Skuppah Indian Reserve 4 to west		Map Zoom
106	185	Road turnoffs to W, access to Inklyuhkinatko Indian Reserve 2		Map Zoom
107	184	passing through Kitzowit Indian Reserve 20		Map Zoom
107	184	Highway 12, & Lytton Main St, hospital, police, bridge to north bank of Thompson River	Lytton	Map Zoom
108	184	Passing through Klakamich Indian Reserve 17	Lytton	Map Zoom
109	183	Passing through Klickkumcheen Indian Reserve 18	Lytton	Map Zoom
111	180	Main St to Lytton, north entrance	Lytton	Map Zoom
116	175	Skihist Provinical Park		Map Zoom
132	159	Nicomen Indian Reserve 1, access road to SE		Map Zoom
140	151	Thompson River RV Park		Map Zoom
142	149	Gold Pan Provincial Park		Map Zoom
151	140	Junction Highway 8 & Highway 1, Spences Bridge Indian Rserve 4	Spences Bridge	Map Zoom
151	140	Bridge across Thomson River	Spences Bridge	Map Zoom
152	139	town of Spences Bridge, bridge	Spences Bridge	Map Zoom
159	132	Rannie Pit Rd		Map Zoom
174	117	Venabies Valley Rd (W)		Map Zoom
177	114	Venabies Valley Rd (W)		Map Zoom
179	112	Basque Rd, access to Oregon Jack and Basque Indian Reserves		Map Zoom
183	108	Hat Creek Rd		Map Zoom
192	99	Cornwall Rd Highway 97C to Ashcroft	Ashcroft	Map Zoom
198	93	Junction Highway 97C (Highland Valley Rd)	Ashcroft	Map Zoom
200	91	Campbell Hill Dr, to Cache Creek	Ashcroft	Map Zoom
202	89	Junction Highway 97 (to east, highway is 1/97)	Ashcroft	Map Zoom
202	89	Cache Creek bridge		Map Zoom
204	87	Brookside Campground	Cache Creek	Map Zoom
211	80	Juniper Beach Provincial Park		Map Zoom
224	67	Artificial Irrigation to south		Map Zoom
230	61	Roadside turnout (S/E)	Wallachin	Map Zoom
231	60	Skeetchestn Indian Reserve, west boundary		Map Zoom
233	58	Deadman Vidette Rd		Map Zoom
237	54	Sebastian Creek Rd (N)		Map Zoom
238	53	Skeetchestn Indian Reserve, east boundary		Map Zoom
238	53	Savana Station Rd		Map Zoom
238	53	Thompson River Bridge, view east to Kamloops Lake		Map Zoom
239	52	Savona Access Rd (N)	Savona	Map Zoom
243	48	Savona Access Rd (N), to Savona PP		Map Zoom
243	48	Tunmkwa Lake Rd (S)		Map Zoom
257	34	Gardi Rd (S)		Map Zoom
262	29	Deer Dr (N)		Map Zoom
265	26	Beeton Rd (S)		Map Zoom
266	25	Green Stone Rd (S)		Map Zoom
268	23	View east to Highland Valley Copper Pit Mine (south side)		Map Zoom
272	19	View west to Highland Valley Copper Pit Mine (south side) pit drops to 1770ft		Map Zoom
275	16	Junction Highway 5 (to east, highway is 1/5/97), to south Coquihalla Highway #5)		Map Zoom
276	15	Exit #362 Sugarloaf Rd Exit, to Ironmask Lake (S)		Map Zoom
279	12	Exit #366 Copperhead Dr (S) Hillside Rd (N)	Kamloops	Map Zoom
281	10	Exit #367 Pacific Way, exit to Kenna Cartwright Park (N)	Kamloops	Map Zoom
282	9	Exit #368 Junction Princeton-Kamloops Hwy 5A (S), Hillside Way (N)	Kamloops	Map Zoom
283	8	Exit #369 Columbia Way (N) Exit EB only	Kamloops	Map Zoom
285	6	Exit #370 Summit Dr underpass, Exit WB only	Kamloops	Map Zoom
287	4	Peterson Creek, Glenfair Peterson Creek Park	Kamloops	Map Zoom
291	0	Exit #374 Junction Yellowhead Highway (5)	Kamloops	Map Zoom
KM from Start		Highway Point Description	Municipality	GPS and Map Zoom
EB	WB